Lawes Farewell Dinner Honors New Sing Sing Warden
About 100 New Hampton NY Industrial Farm employees and guests gathered for a farewell dinner for Major Lewis E. Lawes who will become warden of Sing Sing at Ossining. James A. McEntire presented a gold watch and sapphire cuff links to Slater Lanes as a token of appreciation, praising Lawes as fair, generous, and capable in moving the institution and guiding staff through upheaval toward success. The speech lauded Lawes for leadership, character, and vision, noting the transition to broader prison duties while offering best wishes from all attendees.
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New York
New Hampton
Commissioner of Correction
James A. Hamilton
Lewis E. Lawes
Sing Sing
Ossining
Slater Lanes
James A. McEntire
Lawes
Gli
Feu
New York City
Major
Las
Free Education Scholarships For U S Warriors Announced
William Stoane of the National War Work Council announces 46 209 free Y M C A scholarships for discharged soldiers sailors and marines and for dependents and war dead. Two million dollars is appropriated with allocations across Y M C A schools correspondence courses and large universities nationwide. Local committees organized nationwide will report enrollments to the Educational Service Committee at 1347 Madison Avenue New York.
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New York
Wiliam Stoane
National War Work Council
Young Men’s Christian Associations
United U. MC. A
Y. Moc. A
Addi
Aiso
War Work Council
Y. MC. A
Ita
Arailabie
UT. MC. A
J. ‘Gustav White
AE. BY. 3 CC
Brush Isles
Ented
C. A. Schools
Major Lawes Farewell Address At Reform School Ceremony
Major Lawes bid farewell at the New Hampton reform school noting gratitude for gifts and staff loyalty during his tenure as superintendent. He expressed regret at leaving companions and invited workers to seek his help in future endeavors. Dr. Barnett Elias gave a brief speech before a musical program and dancing.
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Pauls
Major Lawes
New Hampton
Lawes
Barnett A. Elias
Reformatory
Dancngy
Family Reunion At Pine Bush
Christmas day gathering at A. T. McEwen’s home in Pine Bush includes W. A. McEwen and J. H. Botas Libertr tms city, Peli, Merritt family members from Albany and West Point Military Academy, Cornell University, and a list of attendees. The article also recalls the 1755 earthquake from New England to the Caribbean with dramatic sea withdrawal and flood.
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A. T. McEwen
W. A. McEwen
Broomingourg
J. H. Bot
Libertr
Tms City
McEwen
Peli
North American
New England
West Indies
St. Martin
Shrapnel Cartridge Case Materials Described
The article outlines shrapnel cartridge cases made from a copper alloy of two parts copper to one part zinc. This alloy reportedly offers high tensile strength and significant elongation when properly annealed, noted as possessing the best properties for shrapnel casings.
Last Great Yellow Fever Epidemic Reported in 1897
On November 22 1897 statistics described a yellow fever outbreak sweeping the United States. The South reported 4286 cases in southern Mississippi with 44 deaths marking the last great epidemic in the country.
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United States
South
Mississippi
Carlyle's Prophecy and the Strain of Words
Fragmentary prose speaks of Amorics and a strained effort to endure vast wrestles with pythons and rand daemons before a sedative habitation could exist. The text reads as a poetic contemplation on burden and transformation.
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Carlyle
Rand
Elks Bring Christmas Joy to Area Children
Elks volunteers delivered happiness to many children in a charity drive. Mayor Cox and Chief McCoach led the effort, with George Bowers Chaplain and Ivan Gardner chairing the charity committee. Out of town members and local shoppers helped, including J. E Scott and Frank A Monaghan, as gifts were distributed and thanks offered.
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Elks
BR OM. Cox
NegHier
Neous
Folice
John D. McCoach
M. Starr
Ivan Gardner
George Bowers
Bub
George E. Marks
Trarvey Fi
Arnoys
George E. Mases
Wolf
Wilbur W Aha
Fred F. Sheerin
Clinton Walnee
J. E Scott
Rofl Vanible J
Frank A . Monaghan
Osponti
Test of College Life Fr Vanderip on College Reputation
Frank A. Vanderip, famed financier, would not engage for a high position any man who fails to make his impression while at college. A man who won recognition from his classmates at college is likely to win recognition in after life. Postas Test. Get rid of those waretes by using the classified page.
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Frank A. Vanderip
Callere
Colege
Busy executive Elizabeth Pfeiffer Leads Four Oil Ventures
Miss Elizabeth H Pfeiffer acts as secretary and busy executive for four oil firms including a large gasoline manufacturer at Butler Pennsylvania and two Texas gas oil companies. Born on Put-in-Bay Island she started as a Cleveland stenographer and built opera operations there while pursuing music with a fine mezzo voice. She quips she might have become a concert singer if not for the grease and dyslogee.
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Elizabeth H. Pfeiffer
Butler
Indiana
Texas
Miss Pfeiffer
Put-in-Bay
Cleveland
Cotton Yardage and Unbleached Muslin Sale Prices
Regular 38 inch black rock un bleached muslin at 22 cents a yard. Another good un bleached muslin at 2 cents a yard. 352 duckling fleece figured and plain offered. Boys' wash blouses including Kay nee Bell and Victor self-adjusting. White tailored waists or colored striped ones selling for 1.25 dollars each.
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Kaynee
Bell
Victor
Bargain Hosiery and Accessories Sale Items
A catalog style sale list offering men’s wool socks and cotton hose at special low prices, boys’ stockings, silk braids, picture frames, taffeta silks, moire ribbons, percale shirts, blue chambray and work shirts, black lateen work shirts, umbrella sets for men women and children, and a marked down dependable president item with a cut price.
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Bgc
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N. Y. Farms
Victor Records
Hanford & Horton Co
S. G. Shimer, Pres
North Street
U. S
Pine Bush
Santa Claus
Ae Taebeta
Tompkins
Gunther
Billie Burkes
Newes
Spectral
Oxford
Renovator
Gale Price
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